BBC2 Last Night, Ref.Coventry/WW2....
Did anyone see the programme about the WW2 bombing of Coventry last night?
Systematic and meticulously planned bombing pattern by the Luftwaffe, just about totalled the entire City.
Yet, amongst all that destruction, number of deaths didn't exceed 600.
The RAF did the same to, amongst other German Cities, Dresden-25'000 plus dead!
Why so many more casualites there, can't simply be because the population was so much greater surely-did they "bomb better"?
Posted By: Martin Peters, Oct 7, 10:34:49
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Posted By: Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Oct 7, 10:58:14 - 2Was it because the RAF used many more incendiary bombs or something?
Posted By: Old Git, Oct 7, 10:48:40 - 8air raids on Norwich killed 340 and seriously injured 1,092
Posted By: Tombs, Oct 7, 10:48:33 - 3Dresden was firebombed. Don't know about Cov.
Posted By: yarmyyarmy, Oct 7, 10:47:59 - 10Bollocks. Wanted to see that.
Posted By: South_West_Canary, Oct 7, 10:44:53 - 6...and Cov is such a mix of architectural styles because they put the design of the
Posted By: malkybarkid, Oct 7, 10:36:38
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